describe

英 [dɪˈskraɪb]

美 [dɪˈskraɪb]

v.  描述; 形容; 把…称为; 做…运动; 画出…图形; 形成…形状

过去分词：described　过去式：described　第三人称单数：describes　现在分词：describing　

中考高考CET4CET6考研IELTSTEM4

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.398 / COCA.568

同义词辨析

describedetailexplainnarrate【导航词义：描述，叙述】

牛津词典

verb

• 描述；形容；把…称为
  to say what sb/sth is like
  1. Can you describe him to me?
     你能向我描述一下他的样子吗？
  2. The man was described as tall and dark, and aged about 20.
     据描述这男人高个子，深色皮肤，年龄在20岁左右。
  3. Jim was described by his colleagues as ‘unusual’.
     吉姆被同事们称为“不寻常”的人。
  4. Describe how you did it.
     谈谈你是怎样做这事的。
  5. Several people described seeing strange lights in the sky.
     好几个人都说看到天上出现了奇异光芒。
• 做…运动；画出…图形；形成…形状
  to make a movement which has a particular shape; to form a particular shape
  1. The shark described a circle around the shoal of fish.
     这条鲨鱼围绕着鱼群游动。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 描述;描写;形容;叙述
  If youdescribea person, object, event, or situation, you say what they are like or what happened.
  1. We asked her to describe what kind of things she did in her spare time...
     我们请她描述一下她业余时间都在做什么。
  2. She broke down describing how she was arrested for refusing a breath test...
     她在叙述自己如何因为拒绝接受呼吸测试而被捕时再也控制不住情绪。
  3. She read a poem by Carver which describes their life together...
     她读了一首卡弗描写他们共同生活的诗。
  4. The myth of Narcissus is described in Ovid's work...
     有关那喀索斯的神话故事在奥维德的作品中有过描述。
  5. Just before his death he described seeing their son in a beautiful garden.
     就在临终前他说看到他们的儿子在一个美丽的花园里。
• VERB 把…说成;把…称为;认为
  If a persondescribessomeone or somethingasa particular thing, he or she believes that they are that thing and says so.
  1. He described it as an extraordinarily tangled and complicated tale...
     他说那是一个非常曲折复杂的故事。
  2. Eriksson described him as 'the best player on the pitch'...
     埃里克森称他是“场上最好的球员”。
  3. Andrew describes her as a large, bony and masculine woman...
     安德鲁说她是一个瘦骨嶙峋、男人模样的大块头女人。
  4. Even his closest allies describe him as forceful, aggressive and determined...
     即使他最亲密的盟友也认为他强硬决断、咄咄逼人，不达目的誓不罢休。
  5. He described the meeting as marking a new stage in the peace process.
     他称这次会议标志着和平进程进入了一个新阶段。
• VERB 描画，画出(图形);形成…的形状
  If somethingdescribesa particular shape, it forms that shape or makes a movement that follows the line of that shape.
  1. His pass described a perfect arc through the leaden sky.
     他的传球在阴沉的天空中划出了一道完美的弧线。

When you usedescribewith an indirect object, you must puttoin front of the indirect object.He later described to me what he had found... Could you describe the man to the police?You do not say, for example, 'He described me what he had found'.
describe 接间接宾语时，间接宾语前必须加 to：He later described to me what he had found (他后来向我描述了他所发现的东西)，Could you describe the man to the police (你能向警察形容一下那人的模样吗)。不要说 He described me what he had found。

英英释义

verb

• identify as in botany or biology, for example
  Synonym:identifydiscoverkeykey outdistinguishname
• to give an account or representation of in words
  1. Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental
  Synonym:reportaccount
• give a description of
  1. He drew an elaborate plan of attack
  Synonym:depictdraw
• make a mark or lines on a surface
  1. draw a line
  2. trace the outline of a figure in the sand
  Synonym:tracedrawlinedelineate

双语例句

• Can you describe what you saw to [ for] me?
  你能将你看见的东西描述给我听吗？
• Suppose someone gave you an egg and asked you to describe exactly what was inside
  假设有人给了你一枚鸡蛋并要你准确描述鸡蛋里面有什么。
• He described the meeting as marking a new stage in the peace process.
  他称这次会议标志着和平进程进入了一个新阶段。
• I have often talked about why we want to be mothers, but none of us can describe the urge exactly.
  我经常谈到我们为什么想做母亲，但没有一个人能准确地描述这种冲动。
• She read a poem by Carver which describes their life together
  她读了一首卡弗描写他们共同生活的诗。
• She broke down describing how she was arrested for refusing a breath test
  她在叙述自己如何因为拒绝接受呼吸测试而被捕时再也控制不住情绪。
• I cannot describe it, I can't find the words
  我描述不上来，我找不到合适的字眼。
• The effect is almost impossible to describe
  这种影响几乎无法用言语描述。
• My films try to describe a journey of discovery, both for myself and the watcher.
  我的电影试图为我自己也为观众描述一个自我发现的心灵之旅。
• His pass described a perfect arc through the leaden sky.
  他的传球在阴沉的天空中划出了一道完美的弧线。